the actual study, for the curious: National, State-Level, and County-Level Prevalence Estimates of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Self-Reporting a Lifetime Diagnosis of Depression — United States, 2020 by Lee B, Wang Y, Carlson SA, et al.
Thanks for the link to the actual study. Here are two interesting bits from it:
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Demographics
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Locale, if you want to find your state
Women are nearly twice as likely to experience depression. This is a surprise to me. I would’ve thought them to be closer, or if anything, the men to lead, given all the attention that men seem to be getting for having fallen behind (ex: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/30/whats-the-matter-with-men).
Finally, the study says:
What are implications for public health practice?
Decision-makers can use these estimates to guide resource allocation to areas where the need is greatest, possibly by implementing practices such as those recommended by The Guide to Community Preventive Services Task Force and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
It’s tragic that so many elected officials will completely ignore this, continuing to allow their state to flounder in so many ways, while pursuing identity politics. If I felt that my representative were failing me and my state (I’m in CT), I would be using this report to beat them over the head to demand that they do better. Sadly, that doesn’t seem to be the case.
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